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North Star Elementary

Q: Is North Star Elementary a good school?

Yes! North Star Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 6 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend North Star Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended North Star Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North Star Elementary?

Students at North Star Elementary are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of North Star Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Star Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Desert Ridge Middle High : La Cueva High

Public Grades K-5

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

North Star Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 535 students in grades K-5. The school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

North Star Elementary significantly outperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 75.53% of North Star students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, 69.26% of North Star students were proficient or better, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school's 5th-grade students also outperformed their peers in the Albuquerque district and the state in Science, with 73.64% proficient or better.

While many of the nearby schools in the Albuquerque district struggle with lower academic performance and higher rates of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, North Star Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier. The school has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 7.13% to 28.41% over the past three school years, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, contributing to its ability to provide more individualized attention and support for its students.

510

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,120

Per pupil spending ?

28.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9301 Ventura NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122

(505) 856-6578

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend North Star Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Ridge Middle
High:	La Cueva High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.6%

Hispanic:

28.6%

Asian:

20.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (73% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Albuquerque

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

6^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 83Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	6 of 345	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	5 of 413	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	5 of 435	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	9 of 420	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	5 of 396	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	2 of 383	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	2 of 374	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.7	3 of 410	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	99.4	3 of 421	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	97.3	5 of 442	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	97.1	7 of 412	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	98.4	1 of 398	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	98.3	1 of 402	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	97.0	3 of 419	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	96.5	5 of 411	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	96.2	4 of 405	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	2 of 40	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	8 of 223	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 191	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	5 of 203	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	10 of 98	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	1 of 83	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	8 of 398	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	3 of 390	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	11 of 395	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	3 of 343	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	1 of 339	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	10 of 255	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	6 of 384	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	2 of 395	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	12 of 389	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	21 of 320	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	10 of 329	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	5 of 356	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	7 of 426	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	6 of 410	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.3	10 of 397	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	6 of 414	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	8 of 392	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	6 of 337	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	1 of 333	99.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.9	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	4 of 83	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	9 of 91	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	41 of 158	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.8	12 of 165	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	66.3	27 of 132	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	10 of 304	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	8 of 413	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	8 of 325	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	8 of 199	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	1 of 187	99.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2024)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)98th percentile~ school

Male (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)74th percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2022)26th percentile-72 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-98 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+31 vs state

Science74%+44 vs state

Mathematics69%+42 vs state

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Schools Near North Star Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Ventura NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 856-6578	510	39	13.2		197 (38.6%)	11 (2.2%)	146 (28.6%)	104 (20.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.5%)	98.1	6^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.3%		99	5^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	73.6	72.4	75.3	78.2	75.5	57.5	71.8	76.6	69.3	$7,120
Altura Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	8650 Alameda Blvd Bldg 2b	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Altura Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5369	263	13	19.5	14.1%	90 (34.2%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (34.6%)	41 (15.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.9%)	99.9	1^st of 345 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.9	1^st of 413 public elementary schools	99.8%		91.4	90.9	92.3		94.1	84.1	87.2	91.4	87.3	$22,692
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-1810	550	48	11.5	99.5%	217 (39.5%)	4 (0.7%)	228 (41.5%)	50 (9.1%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	93.5	17^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.1%		96.7	20^th of 413 public elementary schools	95.2%	3	65.0	54.7	69.2	77.8	67.5	53.3	59.0	74.1	62.4	$10,419
Double Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8901 Lowell St NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-0187	526	36	14.7		282 (53.6%)	5 (1.0%)	162 (30.8%)	31 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	99	4^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.9	7^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	73.4	84.3	82.9	77.9	81.7	75.3	73.0	72.6	73.6	$7,285
Edmund G Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Palomas NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-0185	343	28	12.4	99.7%	57 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	225 (65.6%)	18 (5.2%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24.5	263^rd of 345 public elementary schools	23.8%		47.2	188^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.5%	75	13.6	38.6	42.1	37.9	39.4	19.3	19.3	13.6	17.2	$8,803
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Academy Hills Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-4981	465	32	14.5	99.6%	230 (49.5%)	10 (2.2%)	144 (31.0%)	40 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	97.1	10^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.1%		98	12^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.1%	2	59.3	80.5	77.1	69.2	75.4	72.4	74.3	67.0	71.0	$7,460
Arroyo Del Oso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6504 Harper NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-9393	321	27	11.9	100.0%	69 (21.5%)	16 (5.0%)	155 (48.3%)	16 (5.0%)	39 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	33.9	209^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.4%		51.7	165^th of 413 public elementary schools	60.0%	44	27.7	32.1	39.5	40.4	37.1		25.6	31.9	22.4	$8,837
Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 San Victorio NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 293-4259	504	38	13.4	100.0%	251 (49.8%)	10 (2.0%)	145 (28.8%)	39 (7.7%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	97.1	8^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.7%		98.6	9^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.8%	1	64.5	68.4	76.5	80.7	75.5	53.2	67.1	75.3	65.8	$7,956
Osuna Elementary	Public	K-5	4715 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4811	438	34	12.8	99.5%	143 (32.6%)	13 (3.0%)	197 (45.0%)	12 (2.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	73.9	61^st of 345 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.9	46^th of 413 public elementary schools	88.9%	15	34.9	48.8	67.1	56.3	57.1	45.1	35.6	57.8	45.7	$7,895
Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Alameda Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0070	212	15	14.2	98.6%	17 (8.0%)	2 (0.9%)	174 (82.1%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)	22.2			22.2	21.7				9.6	$10,165

Frequently Asked Questions about North Star Elementary

How many students attend North Star Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended North Star Elementary.

What schools do graduates of North Star Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Star Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Ridge Middle
High : La Cueva High

What is the racial makeup of North Star Elementary?

Students at North Star Elementary are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.

What district is North Star Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is North Star Elementary a good school?

Yes! North Star Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

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